Huddersfield’s Head of Youth performance watched his side suffer a 20-19 Super League defeat at Hull KR on Friday night and then jetted off to Australia as head coach of England Academy for their month-long Test series.

But even though it’s the first time the duo will have taken sole charge of a Super League squad, Kelly is confident they will do a good job – and wouldn’t be at all surprised if they plotted St Helens’ downfall in Sunday’s Super League clash at the John Smith’s Stadium.